What color is #B59EA1?

#B59EA1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59EA1?

The RGB value is 181, 158, 161: 181 red, 158 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59EA1?

The complementary color is #9EB5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59EA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59EA1 color

#B59EA1 rgb(181, 158, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59EA1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62% green and 63.1% blue (181, 158, 161).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#B59EA1 color codes

HEX	`#B59EA1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 158, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.17, 8.95, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.17, 9.08, 9.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.715, 36.852, 38.838)`
Decimal	`11902625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59EA1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B59EA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59EA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B59EA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59ea1; }
.text { color: #b59ea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59ea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 158 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59ea1, #b5a79e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B59EA1?: #B59EA1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59EA1?: The RGB value is 181, 158, 161: 181 red, 158 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59EA1?: The complementary color is #9EB5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59EA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.